Interview Information

Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in our emergency medicine, emergency medicine/internal medicine, and/or emergency medicine/pediatrics residency program(s). We look forward to reviewing your application and hope the following information will help guide you through our interview process. Please contact our residency office if you have questions that are not answered on this page.

2022-2023 Match cycle Applicants!

We are committed to the CORD Application Process Improvement Committee Best Practices.

All interviews will be conducted on a virtual platform
Initial interview invitations will adhere to the Common Program Interview Release Date: October 19th, 2022 at 6pm EST. We do not invite more applicants than slots available. Applicants will have a minimum of 72 hours to accept or decline the interview before the slot is released to another candidate. Additional invitations may be sent on a rolling basis through December 19th, 2022.
In-person second look days will be offered for applicants who have interviewed. The second look serves as an opportunity for applicants to know the program better for their own benefit. We will make every effort to minimize effects on ranking based on participation or inability/lack of participation in the second look. The dates will be shared with invited interview applicants only.

Application Requirements

All applications must be received through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The following minimum requirements must be met before your application will be reviewed:

ERAS Common Application
2 SLOEs, as recommended by CORD
USMLE Transcript and COMLEX Transcript (if applicable)- We do not have a minimum score. In order to make a fair comparison between all applicants, we also require that DO applicants also take the USMLE exam if applying to our program.
Personal Statement (please limit to a single page)
Medical School Transcript
Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
ECFMG Certificate (if applicable)

International Medical School Graduates

We welcome applications from graduates of medical schools outside the United States. In addition to meeting the application requirements listed above, you must also fulfill the following criteria before your application will be reviewed:

Must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
J1 visas may be sponsored by our institution, however our program prefers not to sponsor visas
Preference given to those that have completed a transitional year of clinical experience in the United States

Application Review Process

Applications are reviewed on a holistic basis by our selection committee. During the process of reviewing ERAS applications, we blind sex, self-identification, and photos to limit unconscious bias. We simply look for applicants who fit with the mission and values of UMEM.

Interview Process for Combined EM/Peds Program Applicants

The interview schedule for applicants to our EMPeds program encompasses 2 back-to-back days. You will interview with emergency medicine one of our Wednesday dates, and with the Peds program on that Tuesday or Thursday. You must interview with both programs to complete the process. After interviewing for the combined program, you may also rank our categorical EM program separately.

Interview Process for Combined EM/IM Program Applicants

Combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine applicants will interview on a single day with the EM/IM program faculty. After interviewing for the combined program, you may also rank our categorical EM program separately.

If you have been granted an interview for one of the combined programs, you will be automatically considered for our categorical program. You do not need to schedule an additional interview, and can rank BOTH programs if you wish.

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